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  1. Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Authors & Writers. Poets. Walt Whitman was an American poet whose verse collection 'Leaves of Grass' is a landmark in the history of American literature. Updated: Sep 15, 2022. Matthew...

  2. whitmanarchive.org › whitmans-life › biographyBiography | Whitman Archive

    Walt Whitman, arguably America's most influential and innovative poet, was born into a working class family in West Hills on Long Island, on May 31, 1819, just thirty years after George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the newly formed United States.

  3. Walt Whitman - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. Born on May 31, 1819, Walt Whitman is the author of Leaves of Grass and, along with Emily Dickinson, is considered one of the architects of a uniquely American ...

  4. Overview. The Walt Whitman Archive is an electronic research and teaching tool that sets out to make Whitman's vast work, for the first time, easily and conveniently accessible to scholars, students, and general readers. Whitman, America's most influential poet and one of the four or five most innovative and significant writers in United States ...

  5. May 31, 1819. Walt Whitman is born to Louisa and Walter Whitman in Huntington Township on Long Island, New York. He is the second of eight surviving children. His father will struggle to...

  6. August 2023. Great news! The Archive has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for work on "The Late Life Writings of Walt Whitman." The grant will focus on the editing of two experimental mixtures of prose and verse, November Boughs (1888) and Good-Bye My Fancy (1891), along with more than 300 manuscripts that contributed to their development.

  7. His works have been celebrated for their boldness, honesty, and emotional depth, making him one of the most influential poets in American literature. Walt Whitman, born in 1819, is known as the father of free verse poetry. His deeply emotional, spiritual, and nature-based poems appeal to poetry loves around the world.

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